Thinkery & Verse, the boundary-pushing theatrical company acclaimed for weaving classical form with urgent social themes, has announced its 2025–2026 season. Deeply anchored in New Jersey’s cultural and historical landscape, the company’s upcoming programming combines original plays, community engagement, historical storytelling, and interactive public art.
At the heart of the season is the Brick Makers Residency, a free, public workshop series on traditional 18th-century brick making. Running from April through December 2025 at East Jersey Old Town Village, the residency is presented in partnership with the Middlesex County Office of Arts and History.
Year-round, the Trees Initiative continues to evolve as a climate-forward arts and environmental project. Following performances at venues like CultureLab and LaMaMa, this effort includes community tree plantings and spoken-word events. Notable highlights include a Memorial Day planting at Willow Grove Cemetery and a bilingual reading of Joyce Kilmer’s “Trees” in Central Park.
In October, Macbeth arrives just in time for Halloween. This adaptation, set in colonial New Jersey during the first wave of Scottish immigration, interrogates themes of race, gender, and war in early America. Directed by Dr. John Meyer and starring Karen Alvarado, it will be staged at the Church of St. John the Evangelist in New Brunswick.
Also in the fall, Monuments to Migration explores the narratives of immigrant communities across New Jersey through a new play shaped by community storytelling sessions. The piece is a collaboration between Rutgers University and CoLab Arts.
The winter holiday season brings Holiday Spirits, an evening of ghost stories and poetry by iconic writers like Poe and Dickens. Performed in the candlelit setting of New Brunswick’s historic Episcopal Church, it also features a pop-up holiday market and is available for bookings at other venues.
In spring 2026, Scenes from a Revolution debuts as part of the America250 celebrations. The play dramatizes the political rupture between Benjamin Franklin and his Loyalist son, incorporating Indigenous and Black histories. The production will tour multiple New Jersey towns including Perth Amboy and Carteret.
“Our new season is about uncovering what’s buried, whether it’s clay beneath our feet, the untold stories of our ancestors, or the trees that should line our streets,” said co-artistic director Karen Alvarado.
More details and ticket information can be found at thinkeryandverse.com.